Interview🎙️with Rémi Lefeuvre, e-learning platforms project manager at the Directorate for Digital Education, conducted during the Educatech Expo held at Paris Porte de Versailles from November 13 to 15.
Moodle Éléa is a platform that allows teachers to design structured learning pathways. It serves as a space not only for teachers but also for their students, who can complete assignments directly on the platform, enabling teachers to track their progress.
“The platform supports hybrid learning and pedagogical differentiation” adds Rémi Lefeuvre.
A Sustainable Tool for Teachers
The platform’s primary promise is to offer all teachers a reliable and enduring tool.
Rémi Lefeuvre highlights the example of career changes teachers may face. With Éléa, the content they create follows them, regardless of their geographical location.
“In addition to retaining their content, teachers can also collaborate with colleagues remotely. Even if separated geographically, they can continue working together” he explains.
Éléa’s Selection for National Deployment by September 2025
“This is a unified infrastructure offering the same services across all regions” Lefeuvre states.
Although other Moodle instances already existed in some academic regions, Éléa was chosen for national deployment because it had been the most heavily invested in, ensuring simplified usage for both teachers and students.
It’s important to remember that Moodle was originally designed for higher education, requiring significant adaptation for teachers without instructional design expertise.
A Platform for All Teachers
Éléa is user-friendly, even for beginners. Teachers can access training offered by their academic region, use available tutorials, or dive in independently. “The platform is simple enough to allow quick creation of small-scale educational activities,” Lefeuvre emphasizes.
However, to fully leverage Éléa’s potential and refine their pedagogy, teachers are encouraged to undertake specific training.
In March, the platform recorded 100,000 unique monthly users. By September, this number had grown to nearly 300,000, demonstrating a strong correlation between its deployment and increased usage.
The “Éléathèque” Evolves into the Designer Network
Educational pathways shared by teachers are currently grouped in the “Éléathèque.” However, according to Lefeuvre, these pathways are rarely updated after being shared.
By the end of the year, the Ministry of National Education plans to replace the Éléathèque with a new platform called the Designer Network. “This platform is intended to be more dynamic, meaning a pathway can only remain shared if maintained by a team of teachers,” he explains. If the team is no longer active, the pathway will be removed.
“The key difference is that while Éléathèque pathways are currently validated before sharing, the Designer Network will skip this step, saving time. The most appreciated pathways, as rated by peers, will rise to prominence,” Lefeuvre adds.
